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Understanding 9/11Wilhelm Scream Sample (1951)
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The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect first used in 1951 for the film Distant Drums. Actor-singer Sheb Wooley is considered to be the most likely voice actor for the scream, having appeared on a memo as a voice extra for the film. In "The Charge at Feather River" (1953), the scream is heard when a soldier named Pvt. Wilhelm (played by Ralph Brooke) gets shot in the leg by an arrow. (Source: Wikipedia/Hollywood Lost and Found)
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HearKitty
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January 6, 2018
Subject: Great stuff
Subject: Great stuff
Second most popular? I've always heard this take described as "the" Wilhelm, and that there were 7 takes. I think this one was take 5, and that take 7 has appeared in a few things, too. The best is when you can get a recording with the engineer slating "man being eaten by a crocodile take 3" like it's just another day in the salt mines. No matter, there's so much lore around this, I don't think anyone really knows the whole story.
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May 25, 2009
Subject: One of the most famous screams in history
Subject: One of the most famous screams in history
There were actually four different variations of the Wilhelm. This is the original and the second most popular.
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